Brown v. Lane

The action was in ejectment by Leonard Lane and-others, against O. E. Brown. The title of the plaintiffs was based on these facts: S. H. Lane Sr. died in possession of a large tract of land, which included that in controversy. He left a will, executed in 1872, the material parts of which are: “It is my will and desire that all my real est. be sold, by my executors at a time that *2they may think best, and privately, and on such terms as may be thought best. . . It is my will that the money arising from the sale of the above-named property be equally divided between my children, including my…